"Yeah, it does," David answered, his voice soft and sad. "Sometimes healing comes with pain. It's not a straight climb up. Grief and emotion pain? They have ups and downs in their healing process. It's a ride and that sucks. But you've got me to help."

Still, he shakes his head. Balthier has to understand this is okay.

"No you won't calm down in a few minutes. This is a deep pain you've carried with you. Maybe you'll try and hide it from me again in a few minutes, but you don't have to. You're not 'putting this on me', no more than I was 'putting it on you' when I told you about what happened up to my first death and Noriko dumping me. What you're doing is sharing part of the load so I can help you carry it. Help you heal. And that means you dont' have to be better in a few minutes. Let me shelter you."